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bow⋅yer

[boh-yer]
–noun
a maker or seller of archers' bows.

Origin:
1150–1200; ME bogiere, bouwyer, bouer; see bow 2 , -yer
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bow·yer   (bō'yər)   
n.  
  1. One who makes or sells bows for archery.

  2. Archaic An archer.

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